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INTERVIEW This Month: Daniel Lee
THE ..KNOWING IS NOT ENOUGH'' INTERVIEW This Month: Daniel Lee Interview Conductedby Tammy Ledda Born in Shanghai, What is your fondest memory of Bruce? China, Dan started his It's hard to pick a particular one, so many come to mind. I Martial Arts training think the one that stands out, is when Bruce said, "that JKD is at age 10 in Shao-lin like water." I have been studying Chinese philosophy since I andCh'iKung. Atage was in high school but when Bruce explained it, he had a 13, he started his special way of making you understand, he would become very western boxing vivid. He would say "water is formless but when you put it training and with into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put it in the glass, it many years of diligent becomes the glass. Yet water is so powerful. We should be like practice, he won the water." He could relate this theory directly to your training. Chinese National He'd say "Water can change, at times it can become ice and Welterweight Boxing others it can becomes steam. Water adapts." \44rat I want to Championship in do, is not just the concept, but be like water. fKD training 1948. should be like this, in the movement and the body Arriving in the conditioning. Because of Bruce I have a much deeper Daniel Lee relaxing at home in United States in 1952, appreciation of water. It took me thirty-three years of learning Pasadena, CA. Dan continued his the characteristics of water through T'ai Chi Ch'uan. -
Alternative Titles Index
VHD Index - 02 9/29/04 4:43 PM Page 715 Alternative Titles Index While it's true that we couldn't include every Asian cult flick in this slim little vol- ume—heck, there's dozens being dug out of vaults and slapped onto video as you read this—the one you're looking for just might be in here under a title you didn't know about. Most of these films have been released under more than one title, and while we've done our best to use the one that's most likely to be familiar, that doesn't guarantee you aren't trying to find Crippled Avengers and don't know we've got it as The Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms. And so, we've gathered as many alternative titles as we can find, including their original language title(s), and arranged them in alphabetical order in this index to help you out. Remember, English language articles ("a", "an", "the") are ignored in the sort, but foreign articles are NOT ignored. Hey, my Japanese is a little rusty, and some languages just don't have articles. A Fei Zheng Chuan Aau Chin Adventure of Gargan- Ai Shang Wo Ba An Zhan See Days of Being Wild See Running out of tuas See Gimme Gimme See Running out of (1990) Time (1999) See War of the Gargan- (2001) Time (1999) tuas (1966) A Foo Aau Chin 2 Ai Yu Cheng An Zhan 2 See A Fighter’s Blues See Running out of Adventure of Shaolin See A War Named See Running out of (2000) Time 2 (2001) See Five Elements of Desire (2000) Time 2 (2001) Kung Fu (1978) A Gai Waak Ang Kwong Ang Aau Dut Air Battle of the Big See Project A (1983) Kwong Ying Ji Dut See The Longest Nite The Adventures of Cha- Monsters: Gamera vs. -
Except Extinct Languages, All Living Languages Undergo Changes Over Time
Running Head: SOUND CHANGE IN HONG KONG CANTONESE Phonetic Variations and Sound Changes in Hong Kong Cantonese: Diachronic Review, Synchronic Study, and Implications for Speech Sound Assessments Carol K. S. To The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Sharynne McLeod Charles Sturt University, Australia Pamela S. P. Cheung Child Assessment Service, Hong Kong SAR Address for correspondence: Carol To, Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Faculty of Education, 7/F Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road. Email: [email protected] Tel:852-39171591 Fax:852-25590060 To appeared in Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics (2015) 1 Abstract The aim of this paper was to describe phonetic variations and sound changes in Hong Kong Cantonese (HKC) in order to provide speech-language pathologists with information about acceptable variants of standard pronunciations for speech sound assessments. Study 1 examined the pattern of variations and changes based on past diachronic research and historical written records. Nine phonetic variations were found. Five in syllable-initial and syllabic contexts: (1)[n-]→[l-], (2)[ -]→Ø-, (3)Ø-→[ -], (4)[kw -]→[k -], (5)syllabic [ ]→[ ]; and four in syllable-final ŋcontexts: (6)[- ]→[ŋ -n], (7)[-ɔn]→[- ɔ], (8)[-k]→[-t], (9)ŋ̍ [-t]→[m̩ -k]. Historical records demonstrated the patternŋ of variation andŋ changes in HKC across time. In study 2, a large-scale synchronic study of speakers of differing ages was undertaken to determine acceptable phonetic variations of HKC for speech sound assessments. In the synchronic study single-words were elicited from 138 children (10;8-12;4) and 112 adults (18-45 years) who spoke Cantonese and lived in Hong Kong. -
Lam 2018 Heritage Cantonese
Perception of lexical tones by homeland and heritage speakers of Cantonese by Wai Man Lam B. A., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004 M. Phil., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Linguistics) The University of British Columbia (Vancouver) November 2018 c Wai Man Lam, 2018 The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the dissertation entitled: Perception of lexical tones by homeland and heritage speakers of Cantonese submitted by Wai Man Lam in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics. Examining Committee: Kathleen Currie Hall, Department of Linguistics Co-supervisor Douglas Pulleyblank, Department of Linguistics Co-supervisor Molly Babel, Department of Linguistics Supervisory Committee Member Valter Ciocca, School of Audiology and Speech Sciences University Examiner Marton´ Soskuthy,´ Department of Linguistics University Examiner ii Abstract This dissertation compares the lexical tone perception abilities of two populations with different bilingual configurations: Cantonese-dominant adults who grew up in Hong Kong (referred to as homeland speakers), and English-dominant adults who grew up in a Cantonese-speaking household in Canada (heritage speakers). From infancy both were exposed to Cantonese as a first language in terms of chronological order; however, after the onset of schooling, each became dominant in the majority language of their respective society. Given this background, this study investigates whether heritage speakers’ perception of lexical tones of a non-dominant first language (Cantonese) exhibits cross-language effects from a dominant second language (English) that does not have a contrastive dimension of tone. -
Newsletter 17
Introduction Since the Hong Kong Film Archive's opening at the beginning of the year, the interaction between the Archive and the public has been quite phenomenal in all aspects -- audiences streaming in our cinema, readers pouring into our Resource Centre, and film personalities touring the premises and conducting interviews with us. No matter who we are and where we are from, we all begin from childhood and invariably return to it to pass on our legacy. This issue's focus looks at cinema culture from three perspectives: students, the child stars themselves, and the organisers. Let's savour the 50s of the last century with the senses cultivated by the new millennium. Students and Film Legacy of Yesteryear Our Programming Section and the Film Culture Centre (Hong Kong) have cooperated to put together a programme for the appreciation of young students. After the film shows, students shared their thoughts and opinions with teachers and social workers. The Kid (1950, Dir: Fung Fung) Thoughts of Primary Five students from Buddhist Wong Cheuk Um Primary School: "I think we are all susceptible to mistakes. When we make a mistake, we must follow the example set by the character Kid Cheung, listen to others' advice and reform ourselves." "I wouldn't swear, like the characters. If my schoolmates bully me, I will tell my parents, not like Kid Cheung who keeps it to himself." "This film shows us the dark side of life in the olden days and the struggle to survive. We are really lucky to lead a leisure life." "The film is very moving, but I still think it's not good enough because it's a black and white movie." The Kid, starring (from right) Bruce Lee and Yee Chau-shui. -
Heritage and Integration- a Study of Hong Kong Cantonese Opera Films
Heritage and Integration– A Study of Hong Kong Cantonese Opera Films Hong Kong Film Archive Heritage and Integration– A Study of Hong Kong Cantonese Opera Films Heritage and Integration– A Study of Hong Kong Cantonese Opera Films Content 4 Foreword May Ng Essays 12 Between Pre-war Cantonese Opera and Cinema: Law Kar Their Mutual Transformation and Aesthetic Issues in the Hong Kong Context 28 Clanging Gongs and Thundering Drums—The Dividing Po Fung Line Between Musicals and Cantonese Opera Films 38 Interactivity Between Film and Cantonese Opera: Stephanie Ng The Aesthetics of Linearity in Chan Pei’s Movies Featuring Tang Bik-wan 48 Stage-Screen Integration: Sam Ho Exploring the Art of Cantonese Opera Films 62 Pleasure Houses, Despotism, and Resistance: Grace Lau Yin-ping On Butterfly and Red Pear Blossom and The Legend of Purple Hairpin 72 Approaches in the Studies of Cantonese Opera Cinema Lo Wai-luk 82 Yam Kim-fai’s Cross-gender Acting as Both Yingtai and Shanbo: Yu Siu-wah A Study of Multiple Roles in Liang-Zhu Films 96 Wong Yuet-sang’s Modern-Costume Cantonese Film Songs: Lum Man-yee Exploring Further Possibilities for Cantonese Operatic Music 108 Queen of Diva on the Silver Screen: On Fong Yim-fun’s Films Lee Siu-yan 2 120 The Preservation of Cantonese Operatic Music and Stage Chan Sau-yan Movements in Films: The Dream of a Decade in Yangzhou 130 Successor of Foot-binding Techniques and the ‘Mui Vocal Winnie Chan Hiu-ting Style’: Yu Lai-zhen, ‘The Queen of the Art of Dan’ 140 The ‘Spring and Autumn’ of Peking and Cantonese Traditions: -
Newsletter 25
Home, Nation and Cinema Lai Man-wai (1893-1953) and his brothers founded the China Sun Motion Picture Co Ltd in 1923 to herald the birth of Hong Kong cinema. Joining Sun Yat-sen's Revolutionary Alliance, Lai mobilised his wife and children to join the rank of filmmakers in reuniting a shattered nation with the art. The recent retrospectives organised by the Programming Section of the Hong Kong Film Archive to pay tributes to the 'Father of Hong Kong Cinema' Lai Man-wai and the pioneer of the stage and screen Lo Dun (1911-2000) are attempts to document their accomplishments while tracing the life stories of our cinematic pioneers and amassing a capsule of a century of Hong Kong cinema. Setting off on separate paths, the duo rubbed shoulders with many like-minded film workers: Lai Man-wai collaborated with key figures of the United Photoplay Service Ltd in creating a glorious epoch of the Shanghai film industry; Lo Dun's continuous partnership with visionary Cantonese film workers at The Union Film Enterprise Ltd and Sun Luen Film Company - all signalling monumental and groundbreaking events in the development of filmmaking. Even more awe-inspiring is perhaps their steadfastness in pursuing their common goals and dreams. Looking back from today, such an endeavour reminds us once again of the good old days when the cinema was as priceless as the nation itself and comrades-in-arts were one big family. Difficult times are a part of everyday life and only time can tell what is meant to leave to posterity. -
Kung Fu Hustle
Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia and Beijing Film Studio of China Film Group Corporation and The Star Overseas Ltd. present Kung Fu Hustle Written and Directed by and Starring Stephen Chow A Sony Pictures Classics Release EAST COAST: WEST COAST: EXHIBITOR CONTACTS: INT’L HOUSE OF PUBLICITY BLOCK-KORENBROT SONY PICTURES CLASSICS JEFF HILL MELODY KORENBROT CARMELO PIRRONE JESSICA UZZAN CHRIS SEATON 550 MADISON AVENUE 853 SEVENTH AVENUE #3C 8271 MELROSE AVENUE 8TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10019 SUITE 200 NEW YORK NY 10022 PHONE: (212) 265-4373 LOS ANGELES CA 90046 PHONE (212) 833-8833 FAX: (212) 247-2948 PHONE (323) 655-0593 FAX (212) 833-8844 FAX: (323) 655-7302 VISIT THE SONY PICTURES CLASSICS INTERNET SITE AT: http:/www.sonyclassics.com Kung Fu Hustle Synopsis Set amid the chaos of pre-revolutionary China, small time thief, Sing, aspires to be one of the sophisticated and ruthless Axe Gang whose underworld activities overshadow the city. Stumbling across a crowded apartment complex aptly known as “Pig Sty Alley ,” Sing attempts to extort money from one of the ordinary locals, but the neighbors are not what they appear. Sing’s comical attempts at intimidation inadvertently attract the Axe Gang into the fray, setting off a chain of events that brings the two disparate worlds face-to-face. As the inhabitants of the Pig Sty fight for their lives, the ensuing clash of kung fu titans unearths some legendary martial arts Masters. Sing, despite his futile attempts, lacks the soul of a killer, and must face his own mortality in order to discover the true nature of the kung fu master. -
Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia
Presents KUNG FU HUSTLE Written by, Directed by and Starring Stephen Chow China/Hong Kong, 95 mins Distribution: Press: Mongrel Media Bonne Smith 1028 Queen Street West Star PR Tel: 416-516-9775 Tel: 416-488-4436 Fax: 416-516-0651 Fax: 416-488-8438 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] www.mongrelmedia.com Brief Synopsis Set amid the chaos of pre-revolutionary China, small time thief, Sing, aspires to be one of the sophisticated and ruthless Axe Gang whose underworld activities overshadow the city. Stumbling across a crowded apartment complex aptly known as “Pig Sty Alley,” Sing attempts to extort money from one of the ordinary locals, but the neighbors are not what they appear. Sing’s comical attempts at intimidation inadvertently attract the Axe Gang into the fray, setting off a chain of events that brings the two disparate worlds face-to-face. As the inhabitants of the Pig Sty fight for their lives, the ensuing clash of kung fu titans unearths some legendary martial arts Masters. Sing, despite his futile attempts, lacks the soul of a killer, and must face his own mortality in order to discover the true nature of the kung fu master. Credits Cast Sing…………………………………………………………………..STEPHEN CHOW Landlord……………………………………………………………………YUEN WAH The Beast………………………………………………………….LEUNG SIU LUNG Donut……………………………………………………………………DONG ZHI HUA Tailor…………………………………………………………………….CHIU CHI LING Coolie……………………………………………………………………………XING YU Brother Sum……………………………………………………...CHAN KWOK KWAN Sing’s Sidekick……………………………………………………...LAM TZE CHUNG Axe Gang Advisor………………………………………………………...TIN